[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H1163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    ASSOCIATED PRESS SHOWS FAIRNESS IN FACT-CHECKING PRESIDENT OBAMA

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is just as important to recognize 
examples of fair reporting as it is to criticize biased news. Earlier 
this week, the Associated Press released an article fact-checking 
President Obama's claims about the economic stimulus package. The AP 
found that the President ``had it both ways'' when at first he bragged 
about getting Congress to produce a stimulus with no pork, but later 
boasted the stimulus would do good things for pet projects in Indiana. 
The AP also found the President guilty of ``projecting job creation 
numbers that may be impossible to verify and glossing over some ethical 
problems that bedeviled his team.''
  Americans count on the media to checks the facts on important issues 
and report the truth about officials in both parties. Fair reporting 
like this will go a long way towards restoring Americans' trust in the 
media.

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